Cabinet having interconnected closure and support for an ironer



May 13, 1947. SVENSSON I 2,429,508

CABINET HAVING INTERCONNECTED CLOSURE AND SUPPORT FOR AN IRONER FiledOct. 11, 1944 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 j 1 I f I E- Z- zlwum'vbom Lmo Y SVE/vSsN 13, 1947. svENssoN CABINET HAVING INTERCONNECTED CLOSURE AND SUPPORTFOR AN IRONER Fild Oct. 11, 1944 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 13, 1947. SVENSSONCABINET HAVING INTERCONNECTED CLOSURE AND SUPPORT FOR AN IRONER FiledOct. '11, 1944' 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Lmo Y Svnvsso/v May13, 1947. LSVENSSON2,420,508

CABINET HAVING INTERCONNECTED CLOSURE AND SUPPORT FOR AN IRONER FiledOct. 11, 1944 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 v 5e 5 Z gvwa/wbo'a 1 :15 L 'j LERO y"Svmssou Patented May 13, 1947 CABINET HAVING INTERCONNECTED CLO- SUREAND SUPPORT FOR AN IRONER Leroy Svensson, Jamestown, N. Y., assignor toJamestown Metal Equipment Company, Inc., Jamestown, N. Y., a corporationof New York Application October 11, 1944, Serial No. 558,202

' This invention relates to domestic laundry devices such as cabinettype homers, and more specifically is directed to a cabinet designed toperman ntly mount an ironer in such a manner that the ironer may bemanually moved into a convenie'nt exposed position for use, or into aconhealed position within the cabinet for storage.

Fi'oifi a practical standpoint, the most desirable cabinet ironer isbelieved to be one that facilitates use of the enclosure or cabinet as autility shelf or table when the ironer is not in use, and yet in no wayinterferes with the convenient use of the ironer for its intendedpurpose.

To this end the present invention has been developed and it is a purposeand object thereof to provide a cabinet having supporting structure foran ironer that enables an operator to quickly and easily move an ironerinto position for use or storage.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a cabinet in which anironer supporting structure functions to move the ironer into such aposition within the cabinet that the cabinet top or cover may serve as atable or shelf.

A further object of the invention lies in the provision of an ironercabinet, the top or cover of which is of conventional table height,together with a supporting mechanism for an ironer by which it may beWithdrawn from the cabinet into a convenient position for use andproviding, by its withdrawal from the cabinet, adequate leg space for anoperator.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a counterbalancesupport for the ironer and so connect this support with a top or coverof the cabinet that by movement of the cover into opened or closedposition, the ironer may be brought into position of use or storage.

Other objects and advantages will be more fully understood andappreciated from a consideration of the following specification, takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings; and in which i Fig. 1 isa front elevational view of a cabinet :ype ironer embodying one form ofthe invenion;

.Fig. 2 is a plan view partly broken away to show the roll and shoeposition within the cabinet;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cabinet with the cover in fully openedposition, certain parts being broken away to disclose additionalstructural details;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse vertical see- 7 Claims. (Cl. 312-23)tional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 and shows theironer in position for use;

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4, showing the ironer during movementinto storage position;

Fig. 6 isa view similar to Fig. 4, showing the ironer in storageposition;

Fig, 'I is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view of part of the pivotand counterbalance structure shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing the cabinetcover latch and shelf support;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takensubstantially on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view of one of theshelf supports, being taken substantially as indicated by the line lfi-lfl of Fig. 8; and i Fig. 11 is a fragmentary view with a part of theenclosure broken away and is taken substantially as indicated at H--llof Fig. 8.

Referring more particularly to the drawin the reference numeral I0 isemployed to generally designate a cabinet type ironer embodying one formof the invention. The cabinet includes end panels I I and I2, suitablyreinforced, as with plates I3, toprovide leg-like supports. Provision ismade at the lower ends of the panels to mount rollers or casters 14.These panels are connected by a rear panel l6, having an inturned baseflange l1 and an inwardly rolled upper flange i8. A front panel 19 alsoconnects the end panels [I and I2 and may be arched substantially asshown in Fig. 1, the arched portion being reinforced by an inturnedflange 2|. The upper edge of this panel has a rolled flange 22corresponding to flange I8 and blends with the rolled upper edges of endpanels II and I2. A cover 23 is adapted to close the top of the cabinetand includes a depending marginal flange 24, the edge of which is fittedwith a bumper strip Z B. This strip acts as a seal when the cover is inclosed position to prevent foreign matter from entering the cabinet.Centrally of the front flange 24 of the cover is a handle 21. On theinterior of this flange is located a latch plate 28. v

Secured to the rear panel IB, adjacent its ends, are brackets '29 thatmount pivot pins 3|. These pins project somewhat beyond their respectivebrackets and constitute the pivotal support for the cover 23.Permanently attached to the rear wall of the cover, along one or moreflanges for said opening, means pivotally mounting an edge of said coveron one of said walls, an ironersupporting shelf proportioned to fitwithin said opening, other means serving to pivotally mount an edge ofsaid shelf for movement about an axis common to the axis of said cover,counterbalance means adapted to normally move said shelf into an exposedposition, and means operable to secure said cover in closed position andsaid shelf within said cabinet against the operative force of saidcounterbalance means.

2. In an ironer cabinet, walls forming a rectangular enclosure having atop opening, a cover for said opening, means pivotally mounting an edgeof said cover on one of said walls, an ironersupporting shelfproportioned to fit within said opening, other means serving topivotally mount the corresponding edge of said shelf for movement aboutan axis common to the cover axis, further means associating said shelfand cover in a manner to effect joint pivotal movement, said furthermeans including means providing limited relative pivotal movement ofsaid cover and shelf, counterbalance means operable to sustain theweight of said shelf at least during a part of the travel of said shelfinto an exposed position, and latch means for securing said cover in aclosed position.

3. In an ironer cabinet, walls forming a rectangular enclosure having atop opening, a cover for said opening, means pivotally joining an edgeof said cover to one of said walls, an ironer-supporting shelfproportioned to fit within said opening, other means serving topivotally mount the corresponding edge of said shelf for movement aboutan axis common to the axis of said cover, further means associating saidshelf and cover in a manner to effect J'oint pivotal movement through apredetermined part of their respective pivotal movement, counterbalancemeans operable to sustain the weight of said shelf at least during apart of its movement into an exposed position, and means operable tosecure said shelf in an exposed position.

4. In an ironer cabinet, walls forming a rectangular enclosure having atop opening, a cover for said opening, means pivotally joining an edgeof said cover to one of said walls, an ironersupporting shelfproportioned to fit within said opening, other means serving topivotally mount the corresponding edge of said shelf for movement aboutan axis common to the axis of rotation of said cover, further meansassociating said shelf with said cover in a manner to effect jointpivotal movement, spring means associated with said shelf, said springmeans being brought under tension during movement of said shelf to aposition within said cabinet, latch means operable to secure said coverin closed position against the tension of said spring means, and furtherlatch means operable to secure said shelf in an exposed positionefiected by said spring means upon release of said cover latch means.

5. An ironer cabinet having upright walls forming a rectangularenclosure with a top opening, a cover for the top opening of saidenclosure pivotally joined to one of said walls, said cover, in closedposition, providing a fiat utility surface of an area substantially thatof the top of said cabinet, said cover further being of a, depth tolocate said surface at the height of a conventional utility table, meansmounting an edge of said shelf for pivotal movement about an axis commonto the axis of rotation of said cover, and other means for effectingjoint pivotal movement of said cover and shelf during only a part oftheir travel into open and closed positions.

6. In an ironer cabinet, walls forming an enclosure having a topopening, a cover for said opening, an ironer-supporting shelf in saidopening, means mounting said cover and said shelf for pivotal movementabout a common axis, other means providing limited relative pivotalmovement of said cover and said shelf, spring means normally urging saidcover and shelf toward one of the extreme positions allowed by saidother means.

7. In an ironer cabinet, walls forming an enclosure having a topopening, a cover for said opening, an ironer-supporting shelf in saidopening, means mounting said cover and said shelf for pivotal movementabout a common axis, spring means operable to move said cover and shelfrespectively into partially opened and exposed position, further meansfacilitating movement of said cover to effect movement of said shelfinto fully exposed position, and latch means for securing said shelf insaid fully exposed position.

LEROY SVENSSON.

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